Blurring the lines between fashion and technology, avant-garde architect turned fashion designer Francis Bitonti, is quickly moving the world closer to fashion-tech revolution with his new “Molecule” Shoe Collection.

Kokkugia / Roland SNOOKS: The Composite Swarm installation is an architectural prototype exploring the relationship of robotic fabrication, composite materials, and algorithmic design. The complexity of the form and the excess of ornament make the prototype structurally efficient and minimize the amount of material used. . . .

La Cage aux Folles is an interactive installation, built within the courtyard of Materials & Applications in Los Angeles. The structure consists of 346 individual pipe pieces and 6,357 total feet of structure. Embracing both the “cage” and the “folly,” La Cage aux Folles joins form, computational procedures, and fabrication processes to create a dynamic, climbable structure.

Dmytro ARANCHII, Paul BART, Yuqiu JIANG, & Flavia SANTOS: “Cellular Automata: Evaluating the Edge of Chaos,” designed within the Architectural Association (AADRL), was aimed to go deeply into cellular automata theory and practice and to define the strategies of control the self-organizing system and to find the directions of usage in architectural design.

This workshop, taught at Tongji University in Shanghai as part of USC’s American Academy in China (AAC) program, explored techniques for reifying algorithmic Fibrous Assemblages into physical material.

Nels LONG & Brennen HULLER: Affinity intends to create a platform where the tools and freedoms inherent to the virtual environment will become accessible to users of every discipline and level of technical understanding.